Garment appendages



p 7, 1955 J. L. SUCKLE GARMENT APPENDAGES Filed Dec. 30, 1952 mm w l EMW J V. B

ATTORNEY United States Patent GARMENT APPENDAGES Jerome L. Suckle,Wyncote, Pa.

Application December 30, M52, Serial No. 328,657

2 Claims. (Cl. 2243) The present invention relates to garment appendagesand a method for securing the same. It is particularly directed togarment appendages and a method of securing the same to overalls andother heavy duty garments, wherein such appendages are utilized forretaining relatively sharp and heavy objects such as tools, nails, etc.

As is well known in the art, garment appendages, such as pockets, beltloops, hammer loops, etc., are subject to a relatively great amount ofwear. This is particularly so in the case of working garments such asoveralls, wherein tools and other sharp and heavy implements arecontinually being removed from and replaced Within the appendages.Experience has shown that the first sign of wear in working garments,and usually the first rupture thereof, occur at the seam or other meansuniting the appendages to the garment. Heretofore, pockets and the likehave been secured to working garments by the use of one and sometimestwo threads of fibrous substance extending through the garment and theappendage. While the problem of increasing seam wear has been approachedby substituting other securing means such as various glues and cements,these have proved unsatisfactory for reasons of brittleness, reactionwith cleaning chemicals, and for other reasons. Further, it wasattempted to utilize thread of heavier weight and stronger material, butthis was found economically impractical as it required greater sewingtime and was more difficult to handle, both for the machine and theoperator.

The second area of greatest wear in overall garments was found to be thelower portions of the pockets, resulting from the weight and abrasiveaction of tools, etc. held in the pocket. Heretofore, the pockets ofstock working garments were not reinforced as such construction wouldhave required the expenditure of additional time and materials. Hence,it was frequently necessary for the ultimate purchaser to patch orcompletely replace a torn or ruptured pocket.

Accordingly, it is a principal object of the present invention toprovide a simple and eflicient means for securing an appendage to aworking garment, which will have wear resistant qualities equal to theremainder of the garment.

It is another object. of the present invention to provide a garmentappendage and means for securing the same, which will have greatlyincreased wear resistant qualities and which will not require theexpenditure of additional labor or materials.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a garmentappendage and means for securing the same which comprises a flexiblesheet having its edges turned under and positioned with its edgeportions facing the garment, and which is secured to the garment by atleast three lines of stitching extending through the sheet, edgeportions, and the garment. By the present invention, it is now possibleto use thread of substantially less weight, and consequently of lesscost, and still produce a seam of much greater strength. Further, byusing a 1 triple needle sewing machine in the present invention therewill be no increase in labor cost, but rather, the lighter thread willbe easier to handle, both for the operator and the machine, and resultin a faster operation.

Almost all needle work factories have at least one triple needle sewingmachine, which is generally used only for decorative work. As the flowof decorative work is highly variable due to frequent style changes, itis apparent that triple needle machines will often be idle. Thus, thepresent invention will effect greater utilization of idle machinery, andwill not-require the purchase and installation of new equipment.Further, as multiple needle work is ornamental, the present inventionwill serve to enhance the appearance of garments while adding to theirdurability.

It is a still further object of the present invention to provide agarment appendage fabricated of a flexible sheet having spaced corners,in which a pair of adjacent corner portions are turned inwardly to bedisposed Within the appendage when the latter is secured to the garment.Such construction will serve to reinforce the second greatest wearingarea of the garment appendage and will combine with the highly improvedsecuring means to provide an appendage having balanced Wearing qualitieswhich are equal to those of the remainder of the garment.

Other objects of the present invention will become apparent upon readingthe following specification and referring to the accompanying drawings,which form a material part of this disclosure.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangements of parts, which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter described and of which thescope will be indicated by the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a garment showing appendagesconstructed and secured in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary elevational view showing appendages constructedand secured in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevational view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a slightly modified form of the present invention showing apocket secured to a portion of a garment. 7

Fig. 5 is a rear elevational view of an appendage secured to a garment,with the garment and securing means partially broken away.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary elevational view of still an other slightlymodified form of appendage constructed in accordance with the presentinvention.

Fig. 8 is a rear view of the form of Fig. 7, with the garment portionand securing means removed.

Fig. 9 is a sectional View taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 10 is another form of garment appendage constructed in accordancewith the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a sectional view taken on the line 11'-11 of Fig. 10.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the embodiment of theinvention illustrated in Fig. 1 comprises an overall garment, generallydesignated 20, having a bib 21, waist band 22 and trousers 23, all ofwhich is conventional. On the bib 21 is a bib pocket 24 fabricated offlexible sheet material such as denim or the like, having verticallydisposed side edges 25 and 26, and a horizontal bottom edge 27 which isconnected to the sides by curved edge portions 28 and 29. Extendingcontinuously along the side edge 25, curved edge 28, bottom edge 27,curved edge 29, and side edge 26 are three parallel spaced lines ofstitches 30 securing the bib pocket 24 to the bib 21. For additionalstrength,

the top edge 31 of the pocket 24 is also provided with three parallelspaced lines of stitches 32. On the trousers 23 is secured a front pantspocket 35 having triple lines 'of parallel spaced stitches 36, 37, 38and 39 extending along the edge portions thereof and securing the pocketto the trousers 23. An additional trip'le line of parallel spacedstitches 40 is secured along the open edge 41 of the pocket 35,providing additional strength thereto. Transversely of the waist band 22is shown a belt loop 41 secured to the garment 20 by triple lines ofparallel spaced stitches 42 and 42. In order to reinforce the belt loop,an additional triple line of parallel spaced stitches 43 extends alongthe longitudinal center thereof.

In Fig. 2 is shown a patch type rear pocket 44 and a hammer loop 45secured to a garment portion 46. The pocket 44 is fabricated of asubstantially rectangular sheet of flexible material, such as denim,having side edge portions 47 and 48, upper and lower edge portions 49and 50, respectively, and lower corner portions 53 and 54. The upperedge portion 49 is first folded inwardly into overlying relation withrespect to its adjacent portion 51, and then folded into facing relationwith respect to the portion 52 adjacent to the portion 51. Triple'linesof stitching 33 are then sewn along the upper edge portion 52 extendingthrough the latter portion, portion 51 and portion 49. The lower cornerportions are folded inwardly into overlying relation with respect to theadjacent sheet portions 55 and 56, respectively. The corner portions 53and 54 are preferably folded so that the fold lines 57 and 58 are atright angles with respect to each other, the size of the folded portionsmay be such that their edges 59 and 60 are spaced or in overlappingrelation, as shown in Figs. and 8, respectively. In the latter, thelower edge portion 50 is eliminated and the overlapping corner portionsmay be secured together, if desired by any suitable means. The edgeportions 47 and 48 are then folded inwardly into overlying relation withrespect to the adjacent sheet portions 61 and 62.

The sheet 44 is then arranged in facing relation with respect to thegarment portion 46 with its corner portions 53 and 54, and its side edgeportions 47 and 48, and lower edge portion 50 abutting the garmentportion. Triple lines of stitching 64, 65, 66, 67, and 68, are then sewnalong the portions 62, 56, 63, 55, and 61. The triple lines ofstitching, which extend through the inturned edge and corner portions,the portions adjacent to the inturned portions, and the adjacent garmentportion, are adapted to secure the sheet 44 to the garment portions 46.It is preferred that the lines of stitching be disposed in parallelspaced relation with respect to each other, the spacing beingapproximately one eighth inch therebetween. Thus, it is seen, as in Fig.6, that the inturned corner portions 53 and 54 are adjacent to the outersheet portions 55 and 56 and serve to reinforce the lower cornerportions of the pocket.

If it is desired to further reinforce the lower pocket portion, thecorner portions 53 and 54', as seen in Figs. 8 and 9, may be folded intooverlapping relation with respect to each other and, if desired, mayhave their overlapping portions secured together by stitching or othersuitable means. Thus, it is seen that a completely reinforced lowerportion will result.

In Fig. 7 it is seen that the lines of parallel spaced stitching may befour in number. This will permit the use of still lighter thread andproduce an even stronger seam or securing means. However, a seam of suchstrength is not usually required except in unusual circumstances.

In Fig. 4 is shown a pocket 70 comprising a flexible sheet 71 having itsupper portion reinforced by triple stitching lines 72 and its side andlower portions secured to the garment portion 73 by lines of triplestitching 74, 75, and 76. The pocket sheet 71 of pocket 70 is alsoprovided with curved lines of triple stitching 77 which serve toreinforce the sheet 71 and provide ornamentation therefor.

The advantages of the present invention are also applicable to beltloops and hammer loops illustrated at 41 and 45, respectively. Thehammer loop 45 is fabricated of flexible sheet material of substantiallyrectangular form and has its end edge portions 80 and 81 folded inwardlyinto overlying relation with respect to the adjacent portions 82 and 83,respectively. The edge portions 80 and 81 together with their adjacentportions 82 and 83 are folded inwardly with the edge portions in face toface abutting relation with respect to each other, and a line of triplestitching 84 is sewn longitudinally and centrally thereof extendingthrough the edge portions 80 and 81, and adjacent portions 82 and 83.Further, the hammer loop 45 may be secured to the garment portion 85 bylines of triple stitching 86 and 87 extending along the end edgeportions 88 and 89, respectively, of the hammer loop. The stitching 86and 87 extends through the hammer loop 45 and the garment portion 85.The end portions of the belt loop may be folded into overlying relationwith respect to the adjacent portions before sewing the stitching lines86 and 87, if desired. In addition, the hammer loop 45 may be combinedwith the pocket 44 by positioning one end portion 88 of the hammer loopintermediate the side edge portion 61 of the pocket 44 and the adjacentportion of the garment 46, and extending the stitching lines 68 throughthe portion 61, edge portion 47, hammer loop 45, and the adjacentgarment portion. The other end 89 of the hammer loop may be secured tothe garment portion 46 in the heretofore described manner.

In view of the foregoing, it is seen that a garment appendage and themethod of securing the same is provided which is simple, durable, andeconomical, and which is adapted to meet conditions of practical use.

It will be understood that although the present invention has beendescribed in some detail by way of illustration and example for thepurposes of clarity of understanding, that certain changes andmodifications may be made within the spirit of the invention and scopeof the appended claims. Thus, it is contemplated that various forms ofstitching, such as chain, lock and combinations thereof, may all beutilized, and that the invention is applicable to all sizes and shapesof appendages, such as front and back patch pockets, hammer loops, beltloops, seams, etc.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination, a garment, an appendage for said garment, saidappendage comprising a sheet fabricated of flexible material and havingat least three angularly disposed side edges defining a pair of spacedcorners, said corners being turned inwards along fold lines extendingdiagonally with respect to said corners into facing relation withrespect to the sheet portions adjacent to said corners, said side edgesbeing turned inwards along fold lines extending longitudinally of saidside edges into facing relation with respect to the sheet portionsadjacent to said side edges and overlying the adjacent portions of saidinturned corners, and a plurality of spaced lines of stitches extendingalong the fold lines of said side edges and corners, and through saidgarment, said turned side edges and corners, and the sheet portionsadjacent to said side edges and corners.

2. The combination defined in claim 1, wherein said plurality of spacedlines of stitches comprise at least three in number.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,763,688 Champion June 17, 1930 "1,827,585 Kautz Oct. 13, 19311,999,927 Grunbaum Apr. 30, 1935 2,077,153 Lipshie Apr. 13, 1937

